Duty-free or duty-reduced importation of goods

Free trade agreements of Switzerland and preferential origin

Original goods from countries with which Switzerland has concluded a free trade agreement or from developing countries can usually be imported duty-free or at reduced rates (customs preference). The reduction is listed for each country in the electronic customs tariff - Tares www.tares.ch.

Switzerland has concluded free trade agreements with numerous countries. The preferential treatment under these agreements only applies to goods meeting all applicable provisions regarding origin and procedure, however. An overview of all free trade agreements is provided at the following link:

Subsequent preferential customs clearance (provisional clearance)

If, due to an error, oversight, or special circumstances, no movement certificate was issued upon exportation, a movement certificate may be issued subsequently. Please refer to section 7, subsequent issue and duplicates: fact sheet on issuing certificates of origin.

Our opening hours and addresses

Please note the customs office opening hours for the declaration (customs
clearance) of merchandise. Declarations can be made from Monday to Friday during
clearance hours; some customs offices are also open on Saturday mornings.